Question 51

(Multiple Choice)

The embryo of a grass seed is enclosed by two protective sheaths, a(n)________, which covers the young shoot, and a(n)________, which covers the young root.


A) cotyledon; radicle
B) hypocotyl; epicotyl
C) coleoptile; coleorhiza
D) scutellum; coleoptile
E) epicotyl; radicle

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